Current Affairs Quiz-September, 2020

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YouTube has recently launched its short video platform called YouTube Shorts in India. This is expected to fill the gap created due to the ban on TikTok in India.
This video creation tool would be first available for Indian users. Using this tool, the users can create a 15-second or less short video and upload it on the platform. Users can also add music to their videos using YouTube’s song library.

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The candidate of National Democratic Alliance and Janata Dal (United) MP – Harivansh Narayan Singh has been re-elected as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha deputy chairman by a voice vote.
This is the second time he has been selected as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha. He defeated the opposition candidate Manoj Jha of Rashtriya Janata Dal.

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As per an official Government data, more than 1600 Indian companies have received Foreign direct investments (FDI) worth USD 1 billion from China from April 2016 to March 2020.
The investments were received by companies in 46 sectors. Among them, automobile industry, printing of books, electronics, services and electrical equipment received the highest FDI.

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The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled that tariff barriers (additional tariffs) imposed by USA in 2018 on Chinese goods is inconsistent with international trading norms.
This has come as a severe blow to the US administration. The ruling was pronounced by a 3-member panel of WTO, against the USD 200 billion in levies imposed by USA on a range of Chinese goods in 2018.

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Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank virtually conferred Second Utkrisht Sansthan Vishwakarma Award.
The USVA Award is being organized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) since 2019, to motivate AICTE approved institutions. This year, the theme of the award is “India Fights Corona”. College of Engineering, Pune won the award in the overall category.

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The Government of India has created a new “Special Window for Completion of Affordable and Mid-Income Housing” Investment Fund (SWAMIH investment fund).
This is created to fund stalled housing projects that are net worth positive. These projects would include the ones that have been declared as NPA and those pending before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) under the IBC.

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The Government of Bangladesh has decided to export Hilsa fish to India on a limited scale.
This is in view of the forthcoming Durga Puja. The country’s commerce ministry has permitted nine exporters to export 1500 tonnes of Hilsa to India. Bangladesh imposed a ban on the export of Hilsa in 2012.

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The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has initiated a complete investigation into the accident that involved the Howitzer gun system.
The indigenously-developed gun system when undergoing firing caused an accident in Pokhran in Rajasthan. DRDO is presently developing ‘Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS)’ along with two private sector defence firms.

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South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) meeting is scheduled to be held on 24th September 2020. The meeting would be held in a virtual mode through video conference.
The meeting would be chaired by Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Nepal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs. The foreign ministers of all the member countries would take part in the meeting. Ministers of India and Pakistan are also scheduled to meet.

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Social Media Giant Facebook has recently launched Facebook Business Suite’, a new interface for people to manage their small businesses.
The people who operate their businesses on Facebook and Instagram can manage their profiles and advertisements, including boosting their posts, using a single interface. They can receive all business-related notification and alerts in one interface.